If you're sure you didn't set anything then we should do at least two tests beforehand. That's because automatic code page detection could be in place in other editors.
1) Make sure the ANSI code page is set to 1252 on your computer. - press [Windows]+[R] buttons - type CMD and click OK - type WMIC OS GET CODESET in the black cmd window and press Enter It should output: CodeSet 1252 Get back with the information whether or not you get the same output. 2) Make sure your text files have the right encoding. - use the Windows Editor first (press [Windows]+[R] buttons, type NOTEPAD and click OK) - type ÄÖÜ (capital letters) in the editor window and choese Datei->Speichern unter... - Navigate to your Desktop, give it a name, be sure the Encoding is set to ANSI. - Save the file and close the editor window. - Right-click on the file and choose PSPad HEX to see the written byte values. It should be C4 D6 DC. - Open the same file in PSPad text editor mode. You should see ÄÖÜ now. Again get back with the information whether or not you get the same output. Steffen -- <https://forum.pspad.com/read.php?2,69681,69687> PSPad freeware editor https://www.pspad.com
